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The Bridge

Hosted by Acorn Studio · society · EN · 200 episodes

About this Podcast:

The Bridge is a podcast focusing on building bridges between the East and the West. The show goes beyond the headlines to the lifelines, with conversations that inform, entertain and inspire listeners from the opposites of the world.

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44%

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What is The Bridge about?

The Bridge is a podcast focusing on building bridges between the East and the West. The show goes beyond the headlines to the lifelines, with conversations that inform, entertain and inspire listeners from the opposites of the world.

What has The Bridge covered recently?

Recent episodes include "How DC makes investment in the USA risky" (13 October 2026, 55 minutes), "Sino-US relations amidst the rise of China" (29 September 2026, 51 minutes), and "The Economist who saw 2008 coming, on China and the West" (22 September 2026, 60 minutes).

How often does The Bridge publish?

The Bridge publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 200 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Bridge?

Booking probability for The Bridge is 44%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Bridge requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Bridge's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch The Bridge?

The strongest fits for The Bridge are Defense & International Affairs. The Bridge has a society audience.

About the host

The Bridge is a society show with 200 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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    How DC makes investment in the USA risky

    Oct 13, 202655 min

    Joining us today is Dr. Warwick Powell—Queensland University of Technology academic, policy advisor, and media commentator—on the trillion-dollar question facing Chinese investment in America. Chinese firms may want in...

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    Sino-US relations amidst the rise of China

    Sep 29, 202651 min

    Joining us today is Dr. Josef Mahoney, an American professor in China teaching politics and international relations. We discuss how laws are made in China and the nature of Sino-US relations.

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    The Economist who saw 2008 coming — on China and the West

    Sep 22, 20261 hour

    Joining us today is Dr. Steven Keen, Honorary Professor at University College London, who famously predicted the 2008 financial crisis years in advance. He discusses how China’s economy works and why it has left the...

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    "China's Being Pretty American, Actually": Ryan Milton on the Middle Kingdom

    Sep 15, 202657 min

    Business researcher Ryan Milton just returned from a two-week trip across China—and what he saw changed how he thinks about peace, diplomacy, and America's future. In this episode, he makes the case that a peaceful...

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    A British-Australian's mission to tell the truth about China

    Sep 8, 202655 min

    Former British police officer Jerry Grey cycled more than 40,000 kilometres across China — alone. What he discovered along the way bears little resemblance to the China of Western imagination. In this episode of The...

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    China’s Strategy: get rich through world peace

    Sep 1, 20261h 1m

    Joining us today is Carl Zha — American geopolitical commentator and host of the Silk and Steel podcast. He argues that China is, in fact, the incumbent economic superpower. When it comes to Beijing's global strategy...

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    Understanding China as it really is matters

    Aug 26, 202653 min

    Joining us today is Mario Cavolo, an American author, speaker, and media commentator who has lived in China since 1999. We discuss the USA, China, and the possibility of building lasting peace.

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    Are Western claims about Uygurs a “Stratagem”?

    Aug 19, 20261 hour

    We interview Dr. Barry Sautman, an expert on China’s minorities. He explains how there is no genocide, nor is there any sort of cultural genocide. Rather, the entire narrative is a tool of the US government to hurt...

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    Is Western decline by choice?

    Aug 12, 202649 min

    We interview seven-time Member of Parliament, George Galloway. He explains that the fall of the West is due to bad policies, which, if reversed, could arrest the decline. The way forward: learn from China.

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    The end of uneven development?

    Aug 5, 202655 min

    We ask Dr. Michael Dunford from UK about the emerging multipolar world order. He explains how China’s rise is the most important development since 1492. We discuss China’s economy and the fall of the North Atlantic...

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    Why the U.S. should work with China, not fear it

    Jul 29, 202655 min

    What can the U.S. learn from China's economic model? Dr. Yan Liang, economist at Willamette University and the Levy Economics Institute, cuts through Western media narratives to reveal the real story behind China's...

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    Why the West gets China’s economy wrong

    Jul 21, 202655 min

    We ask economist Dr. Warwick Powell why Western media misunderstands China’s economy. Why have decades of reporting on China in the West missed the picture? We tell you exactly why they just don't get it.

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    Can China make America rich again?

    Jul 15, 202655 min

    American youtuber and business commentator Cyrus Janssen joins the show to discuss how China has changed over his 20 years coming here. We talk robots, industrial clusters, AI and getting into business in the fastest...

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    Minority Report: China in 2026

    Jul 8, 202655 min

    Daniel Dumbrill, a Canadian businessman and YouTuber, joins the show. A frequent traveler to China's minority regions, he offers an honest assessment of the current state of Tibetan language, culture, and religion, as...

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    What do Chinese people say about their government?

    Jul 6, 202650 min

    Our Beijing based guest Beibei joins the show to discuss the viewpoint of Chinese people on China, the CPC and China’s rise. She discusses her youth in Wuhan, moving to the USA, and her return to China. We ask her about...

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    The trillion dollar question

    Jul 1, 202655 min

    Economist and journalist Ben Norton explains how even the USA is preparing to copy China’s industrial policy model. We ask him about China’s role in global development, and whether the US stock market may collapse.

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    Witnessing 26 years of change in China

    Jun 29, 202655 min

    Joining us today is Fernando Munoz Bernal, a Colombian influencer who has lived in China since 2000. He talks about how China has changed, and what Chinese people really think about their government.

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    Western socialism and China's rise

    Jun 24, 202655 min

    Joining us today is Nick Cruse, a citizen journalist, writer, and co-founder of the Revolutionary Blackout Network. Nick explains how the successes of China’s rise fit into the debate about the future of the West. Don’t...

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    China: rise of a superpower

    Jun 22, 202655 min

    Joining us today is Carl Zha, a Sichuan-born Chinese-American political commentator, raised between China and the United States, with education at Caltech, and living in Bali. He tells us the story of the PRC’s rise to...

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    Can Americans afford their holiday bills?

    Jun 19, 202655 min

    According to Statista Consumer Insights, three of ten Americans can't afford to go on a vacation these days. The reality is that many of these same people have no time off from work, in a country which has no mandatory...

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